Acknowledgements 

 

I would like to thank Dr. Xiaodong Gao, and Dr. Caroline Masiello for their dedication  time,

and tutelage.  I promise to pass on your teachings of soil functions, biochar, and water to my students.  I would also like to thank the NSF Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers, National Science Foundation Grant EEC-1406885, Dr. Carolyn Nichol, Christina Crawford, and Isaias Cerda of the R-STEM program at Rice University for further humbling me with this opportunity.  Last, but not least, I would like to thank my family and peers for their critical feedback.  If I am to be credited with anything at all, then, it is for the mistakes and errors made while conducting this research. 

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